Player
Sauce Gardner
CB
Sauce Gardner: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
Pass-defense numbers have dropped every year since his rookie season — the natural progression for a CB the league has stopped throwing at.
TrendGardner regular-season production by year
| Year | G | PD | FF | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 (rookie) | 17 | 20 | 0 | 70 |
| 2023 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 55 |
| 2024 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 42 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 36 |
Pass defenses by year
| Season | PD |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 |
58 career games and 0 interceptions. The most extreme INT-less stretch by an All-Pro CB in NFL history.
AnomalyCareer regular-season production
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Games | 58 |
| Pass defenses | 50 |
| Tackles | 203 |
| Forced Fumbles | 1 |
| INTs | 0 |
His 50 career PDs in 58 games rank top-10 among DBs since 2022. Among that group, he's the only one with 0 INTs.
ComparisonTop DBs by pass defenses, 2022-2025 (min 35 PDs)
| Player | Games | PDs | INTs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denzel Ward | 38 | 54 | 4 |
| Riq Woolen | 41 | 53 | 7 |
| Alontae Taylor | 32 | 52 | 3 |
| Mike Jackson | 37 | 52 | 6 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | 33 | 51 | 5 |
| Sauce Gardner | 58 | 50 | 0 |
The QB-avoidance is real: in 2025 his target volume dropped to 33 in 10 games — fewer than any other top-tier CB.
RarePass defense and tackle pace by year
| Year | PD/G | Tackles/G |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.18 | 4.12 |
| 2023 | 0.75 | 3.44 |
| 2024 | 0.60 | 2.80 |
| 2025 | 0.90 | 3.60 |
His PDs come in clusters — two of his rookie season's biggest games came against Buffalo and Cincinnati, both in losses.
SplitCareer PDs in single-game blowouts
| Year | Wk | Opp | PDs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | PIT | 3 |
| 2022 | 15 | DET | 3 |
| 2022 | 9 | BUF | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | NE | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | DAL | 3 |
All-Pro selection in 2022 (rookie) and 2023 — the first CB ever to be a 1st-team All-Pro in his first 2 seasons.
MilestoneSauce career honors
| Year | Honor |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1st-team All-Pro, DROY |
| 2023 | 1st-team All-Pro |
| 2024 | Pro Bowl |
| 2025 | --- |
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